Turn Door Into Barn Door Get Rid Of Molding

I particularly like the more streamlined hardware on this one.

Turn door into barn door get rid of molding.

Removing the doors door hardware. You can find another very thorough blog and video tutorial in this post. 2 years ago i purchased my home complete with a very ominous colored no tell motel dresser set up flanked by two small closets. This might be eye rollingly obvious right now but i swear when you get elbow deep into a new project especially one with several steps this is an easy oversight.

Don t get all excited about a big chunky barn door build a 40 wide one for a 6ft long door track. How to turn bypass closet doors into faux barn doors. To do that you must first cut a line with a sharp edge on all sides. Then pry the pieces off.

Throughout the life of this blog you ve witnessed many diy door transformations like my salvaged wood look. Use a speed square to make sure the 1x4 is square. How to turn an old interior door into a fabulous sliding barn door step 1. We did not remove the moldings.

Luckily these ones came off really easily you can see the three pieces in the hallway. Jan 29 2016 update. A group of friends find this historic door at a local salvage shop and turn it into a sliding barn door. How to install a barn door for a bathroom.

Bathroom doors can also have awkward swings into smaller bathrooms either hitting a vanity or making it impossible for two people to pass through a narrow space. Cut a 1x4 to size and install with wood glue and staples. Their next project is a new vanity and to get rid of the last bit of peach in the room. Some of the nails will stay in the door casing which you can just hammer back in and break off the ones stuck in the molding.

Just above the doorknob measure the width of the door from the inside of the 1x4 frame. I removed them with a circular saw and a guide cutting away about 1 4 of material. The board we mounted the barn door hardware too made it stand out just. This barn door kit would be perfect for a bathroom as well.

Now don t get me wrong. And if i were to move to a rustic farmhouse or beach house or lake house for that matter i d be all over a true to form barn door or even one made from reclaimed wood. Remove the door hinge mortises. As long as you have enough room for the door to slide you are golden.

There s a peg in the top of each door hinge just pull it out or grab a hammer to help knock it out. Taking off the doors should be surprisingly easy. If you prefer not to cut off material you can also fill them in with some filler or bondo. By reader laura from use it or lose it diy.